September 29, 2007

Waiting for kickoff in Fayetteville

The SEC is spectacular. I've seen it for myself twice.

Thought I'd seen it all at Ole Miss a few years ago when Eli Manning was a senior, but Arkansas' gameday experience must rival anything in the league. Yes, I'm sure LSU, 'Bama and others would argue, but let's not split hairs. These places rock.

Today is beautiful and breezy, so they rolled back huge press-box windows at Razorback Stadium. They move sideways on tracks and into corner compartments. A large eve shades the work area, and this is about the sweetest 40-yard-line vantage point I can remember.

Back in the mid-80s, RS had just two sides in the old SWC days. Now it has quite a few bells and whistles and a closed-up end zone. Kansas State-Texas is on the stadum's massive replay board (with excellent picture and sound) right now.

It's too bad more North Texas fans won't be here today. A program in dire need of a new stadium needs its fans to see a place like this. Instead of complaining about not parking close enough to Fouts Field or paying extra for premium seating, they should get flat-out angry about what they don't have.